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The Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship (OMAC) is seeking young people (16 – 25 years) from a range of diverse backgrounds and experiences to be part of the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network (MMYN). A key focus of the MMYN is to represent the voice of culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse young people to the Victorian Government through OMAC. The MMYN has the opportunity to highlight key issues facing Victoria’s diverse young people and develop youth led projects which respond to some of these issues.

Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia (JCMA)
Eighth Winter Conference 2011: July 3rd - July 6th
“The Hand of Welcome - Hospitality in our three Faiths”

Good news stories of hospitality in Nazareth and Gaza featured in the opening address by Reverend Dr Merrill Kitchen at the Jewish Christian Muslim Association Winter Conference held at Pallotti College, Milgrove.

On the 20th July, the City of Greater Dandenong Interfaith Network, in partnership with City of Greater Dandenong Council, hosted a Half-Day Forum for faith representatives and Council Staff from its seven neighbouring municipalities in the South East Region.

On the 17th of July, Box Hill Community Arts Center came alive with sounds of spiritual chanting, presented by members of multiple faiths from the local community during the Spirituality Through Arts Program organised by the Whitehorse Interfaith Network with the support of City of Whitehorse council.

On Sunday June 19, the Women's Interfaith Network (WIN) Foundation ran a multi-faith concert of spiritual music. Held in the theatre of Collingwood College, and attended by the Deputy Consul-General of Japan, Mr Yasafume Kotake, the concert was organized to raise awareness and much needed funds for survivors of Japan’s recent earthquake, tsunami and resultant radiation leakage.

The Boroondara Interfaith Network marked World Environment Day, Sunday 5 June 2011, with a forum on the theme of Religion and Ecology hosted at the Leo Baeck Centre for Progressive Judaism. The event supported by a climate change awareness project of the City Of Boroondara’s Health, Aging and Disability Department and was held in partnership with locally based interfaith organisation focusing on environmental themes and awareness raising, GreenFaith Australia.

One of the many benefits of interfaith community is sharing and learning from one another. Over the years of interacting through the Casey Multifaith Network, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association have developed a friendship that goes beyond the confinements of meetings and get-togethers. Visits to each other’s places of worship, sharing meals together, and visiting one another in our homes are all part of this extension of friendship.

On the evening of Wednesday 18 May 2011, Boroondara Interfaith Network participants and community members shared in the knowledge, creativity and stories of the Faith, Expression and Learning Gathering held at the Ashburton Library.